Field trip: Introduction to the Natural World Course
Field Trip 3 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course - Iron Bear
Teanaway River area. We will be identifying the flowers, shrubs, and birds that inhabit the east slopes of the Cascades.
- Sat, Jun 17, 2017
- Seattle Naturalists Committee
- Naturalist
- Adults
- Moderate
- Easy
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,900 ft
- FULL, 6 on waitlist (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
65th Street Park and Ride 7 AM
The mountains surrounding the North Fork of the Teanaway River are often sunny when it is raining in Seattle. Plus they offer acres of beautiful wildflower meadows, making this an ideal field trip destination to practice wildflower identification. Also, many shrubs and at least nine kinds of trees are present. After this field trip you may identify these species and more:
1. Jeffrey’s Shooting Star
2. Carpenter Ant
3. Pale Tiger Swallowtail
4. Spreading Phlox
5. Ponderosa Pine
6. Western Serviceberry
7. Spreading Stonecrop
8. Western Tanager
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. Common Witch’s Hair
11. Engelmann Spruce
12. Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Required Equipment
guide book
day hiking gear